IntheStats 01 MsMercedesWhiz MButon WB15

In the Stats: Tulsa Reining Classic

IntheStats 01 MsMercedesWhiz MButon WB15Ms Mercedes Whiz (Cromed Out Mercedes x Ms Hollywood Whiz x Topsail Whiz), bred and owned by Mathieu Buton and wife Angela Rybar, of Aubrey, Texas, is the Tulsa Reining Classic’s No. 1 open horse with earnings of $23,466. The 2012 mare (pictured with Buton) won the Tulsa Reining Classic Futurity Levels 4, 3 and 2 Open in 2015. • Photo by Waltenberry

Tulsa Reining Classic Futurity, Developing Horse Futurity & Derby (2004-2015)

Top 10 Open Horses
1. Ms Mercedes Whiz (12M), $23,466
2. Meradas Shining (10M), $22,737
3. Wimpys Little Freckl (09S), $22,574
4. Not Ruf At All (10S), $18,894,
5. Snap Dun The Bases (09S), $15,349
6. Cashin The Big Chex (08S), $13,795
7. Quistador (07S), $12,633
8. Xtra Ruby Step (12M), $11,956
9. Wimpys Little Chic (04M), $11,917
10. Whizs Chic A Dee (05S), $11,811

Top 10 Open Riders

IntheStats 02 ShawnFlarida Quistador 10ATRC PMEqui-Stat Elite $5 Million Rider Shawn Flarida, of Springfield, Ohio, is Tulsa Reining Classic’s leading open rider. He has ridden 15 horses to more than $87,794 in earnings. He is pictured with his top-dollar money-earner Quistador (Conquistador x Miss N Becky x Okie Paul Quixote), who has won $12,633 at the show. A couple of Flarida’s other high-dollar winners include Wimpys Little Chic (Wimpys Little Step x Collena Chic Olena x Smart Chic Olena), and Whizs Chic A Dee (West Coast Whiz x Chic A Dee Hickory x Smart Chic Olena), who earned $11,917 and $11,881, respectively. • Photo by Primo Morales

1. Shawn Flarida, Springfield, OH, $87,795
2. Tim McQuay, Tioga, TX, $62,796
3. Jordan Larson, Whitesboro, TX, $60,974
4. Mathieu Buton, Overbrook, OK, $48,079
5. Andrea Fappani, Scottsdale, AZ, $45,848
6. Jason Vanlandingham, Whitesboro, TX, $45,605
7. Duane Latimer, Ardmore, OK, $37,388
8. Nathan Piper, College Station, TX, $36,504
9. Franco Bertolani, Aubrey, TX, $34,298
10. Dell Hendricks, Tioga, TX, $34,262

Top 10 Non-Pro Horses

IntheStats 03 SpooksSmokenWimpy JMedows 14WSpooks Smoken Wimpy (Wimpys Little Step x Please Dont Spook x Grays Starlight), bred by Marc and Kathy Gordon, of Elgin, Illinois, is the Tulsa Reining Classic’s leading non-pro horse. The 2009 gelding, who has an Equi-Stat record totaling more than $39,500, is pictured with Jack Medows at the 2014 Tulsa Reining Classic, where they won the Derby Levels 4, 3 & 2 Non-Pro and the Novice Non-Pro. The gelding has won $11,069 at the show. • Photo by Waltenberry

1. Spooks Smoken Wimpy (09G), $11,069
2. Maggie Chic Dream (08M), $10,560
3. Electric Starlight (08G), $10,099
4. Chicsdundreamin (07G), $9,862
5. Southside Juice (10G), $8,245
6. Shiners Chic (05G), $8,181
7. Nifty Rooster (08S), $6,913
8. Dunit The Gunner Way (10M), $6,590
9. Dun Won A Spook (09M), $6,458
10. Taris Dreamer (09G), $6,374

Top 10 Non-Pro Riders

IntheStats 04 -MsWhizDunIt McCutcheon- WB15Equi-Stat Elite $2 Million Rider Mandy McCutcheon, of Aubrey, Texas, pictured with her high-dollar earner 2015 Tulsa Reining Classic Derby Level 4 Non-Pro Champion Ms Whiz Dunit (Topsail Whiz x A Bueno Poco Dunit x Hollywood Dun It), is the Tulsa Reining Classic’s No. 1 non-pro rider with $46,551 won aboard 17 horses. • Photo by Waltenberry

1. Mandy McCutcheon, Aubrey, TX, $46,551
2. Ron Thompson, Whitesboro, TX, $32,479
3. Jesse Asmussen, Allison, IA, $20,905
4. Gregg Gottschalk, Coloma, WI, $19,779
5. Charlie Wiederholt, Hastings, MN, $17,292
6. Kelle Smith, Marietta, OK, $17,111
7. Jack Medows, Cuba, MO, $14,734
8. Matt Armenta, Whitesboro, TX, $13,638
9. Leslie Roper, Hobart, IN, $13,395
10. Sarah Johnson, Gainesville, TX, $12,672

Top 10 Breeders

IntheStats 05 BobLoomis KTBob Loomis Quarter Horses Inc., of Marietta, Oklahoma, is the Tulsa Reining Classic’s leading breeder with 21 horses having won a total of $55,755 at the show. Whizs Chic A Dee is the leading Tulsa Reining Classic money-earner that Loomis (pictured), a six-time National Reining Horse Association Futurity Open Champion rider, has bred. • QHN File Photo

1. Bob Loomis Quarter Horses Inc., Marietta, OK, $55,755
2. Double Run Farm, Leland, NC, $40,238
3. Steve Simon, Marietta, OK, $39,446
4. Rosanne Sternberg, Aubrey, TX, $37,604
5. David Silva Sr., Pilot Point, TX, $32,845
6. McQuay Stables Inc., Tioga, TX, $30,879
7. Lance Griffin, Ardmore, OK, $28,871
8. Cinder Lakes Ranch LLC, Valley View, TX, $28,228
9. Angela Rybar/Mathieu Buton, Aubrey, TX, $23,466
10. Harper/Petra Conner, Valley View, TX, $22,758

Top 10 Owners

IntheStats 06 GunnaSassya TMcQuay 13WMcQuay Stables Inc., of Tioga, Texas, tops the show’s leading owner chart with 18 horses crediting the McQuays with owner earnings of $57,289. Their No. 1 money-earner is Gunna Sassya (Colonels Smoking Gun [Gunner] x Shining N Sassy x Shining Spark), pictured with Tim McQuay who rode the stallion, bred by Roxanne Koepsell, of Aubrey, Texas, to the 2013 Futurity Prime Time Open Reserve Championship and total Tulsa Reining Classic earnings of $8,906. • Photo by Waltenberry

1. McQuay Stables Inc., Tioga, TX, $57,289
2. Rosanne Sternberg, Aubrey, TX, $41,877
3. Xtra Quarter Horses LLC, Purcell, OK, $39,384
4. Arcese Quarter Horses, Weatherford, TX, $37,415
5. Ron Thompson, Whitesboro, TX, $36,066
6. Vaughn Zimmerman, Springfield, MO, $29,522
7. Double Run Farm, Leland, NC, $28,321
8. David Silva Sr., Pilot Point, TX, $27,374
9. Bob Loomis Quarter Horses Inc., Marietta, OK, $25,451
10. Mary Ann Jansma, Tioga, TX, $24,518

Top 10 Sires

IntheStats 07 WimpysLittle-Step JBWimpys Little Step ranks as the Tulsa Reining Classic’s No. 1 sire with 73 offspring having won a total of $181,106 at the show for average earnings of $2,481. His leading money-earner is Wimpys Little Freckl (out of Ritas San Jo x San Jo Freckles) with earnings of $22,574, followed by Xtra Ruby Step (out of HA Ruby N Diamonds x Shining Spark) with $11,956 and Spooks Smoken Wimpy with $11,937. • Photo by John Brasseaux

1. Wimpys Little Step, $181,106
2. Colonels Smoking Gun (Gunner), $172,460
3. Topsail Whiz, $105,452
4. Jacs Electric Spark, $99,119
5. Magnum Chic Dream, $89,580
6. Smart Spook, $79,262
7. Smart Chic Olena, $77,771
8. Cromed Out Mercedes, $59,075
9. Smart Like Juice, $48,756
10. West Coast Whiz, $47,948

Top 10 Dams

IntheStats 08 MeradasShining ESalgado 14WMs Hollywood Whiz (Topsail Whiz x Bosses Reminic x Reminic N Dunit), a 2007 mare, is the Tulsa Reining Classic’s leading dam. She has one money-earner, Ms Mercedes Whiz, who earned $23,466 in Tulsa. Pictured are Eduardo Salgado and Meradas Shining, a 2010 daughter of the Tulsa Reining Classic’s second-leading dam, Meradas Kitty Rey (Freckles Merada x Watch Me Kitty x Doc O’Lena). Meradas Shining, whose Equi-Stat record totals $70,889, and Salgado won the 2014 Tulsa Reining Classic Futurity Levels 4, 3 and 2 Open and $22,737. • Photo by Waltenberry

1. Ms Hollywood Whiz, $23,466
2. Meradas Kitty Rey, $22,737
3. Ritas San Jo, $22,574
4. Cash In Roan, $21,884
5. Best Stop, $19,831
6. All Ruffed Up, $18,894
7. Princess In Diamonds, $17,643
8. Miss Hollywood Whiz, $17,544
9. Dun It By Chick, $17,101
10. Sugarplum Spook, $16,065

Tulsa Reining Classic History Chart (2004-2015)
Year / Location / Entries / Added / Total Purse
2004, Tulsa, OK, 172, $41,500, $61,931
2005, Tulsa, OK, 221, $57,500, $97,400
2006, Tulsa, OK, 158, $58,500, $87,017
2007, Tulsa, OK, 280, $59,500, $107,855
2008, Tulsa, OK, 332, $59,500, $114,494
2009, Tulsa, OK, 246, $76,500, $111,328
2010, Tulsa, OK, 463, $116,000, $183,961
2011, Tulsa, OK, 457, $166,000, $231,560
2012, Tulsa, OK, 618, $162,000, $249,268
2013, Tulsa, OK, 832, $174,000, $297,070
2014, Tulsa, OK, 887, $174,000, $302,155
2015, Tulsa, OK, 888, $174,000, $304,193

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